Kong
Kong provides a cloud-native API management platform that enables organizations to manage, secure, and optimize APIs and microservices across any environment. By automating security and streamlining API operations, Kong enhances developer productivity and accelerates time-to-market for digital services.
- Developer Tools
- Enterprise Software
- Software Only
Funding
Raised to date
$175MRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
+14Founders
Product
Problem
Organizations face challenges in managing, securing, and optimizing APIs and microservices across diverse environments, leading to increased complexity and slower time-to-market for digital services. Inconsistent security policies and inefficient API operations hinder developer productivity and create potential vulnerabilities.
Solution
Kong provides a cloud-native API management platform that enables organizations to govern APIs securely across any cloud, team, gateway, protocol, or architecture from a single control plane. The platform streamlines API operations, automates security, and enhances developer productivity, allowing for faster delivery of digital experiences. Kong's solution offers real-time visibility into all services, consistently applying fine-grained security and traffic policies.
Target Audience
Kong's primary customers are enterprises of all sizes across all industries that require a comprehensive API management solution to manage, secure, and optimize their APIs and microservices.
Features
- Multi-cloud and cluster service mesh capabilities for managing APIs across various environments
- Kubernetes-native API management for seamless integration with containerized applications
- Real-time visibility into services through a unified control plane
- Built-in security, governance, and compliance features for APIs and microservices
- Collaborative API development platform for designing, debugging, and testing APIs
- Extensive ecosystem of plugins and integrations for extending API functionality
- Support for modern protocols and architectures, allowing developers to choose the right technology